External wall risk assessment

[Jolanta]

I am buying ground floor flat. Front door to front garden, kitchen door to back garden, no comunal areas with flat upstairs. Walls made of bricks. My solicitor is asking for FRAEW. Seller said he doesn't have one. There was fire risk assessment done before but expired a year ago. What to do now.

[AnthonyB]

Fire Risk Assessments have no expiry date in law if the premises have not changed - as this should address the external wall (either to say it is low risk or that it needs an FRAEW) it should suffice.
An FRAEW can run into four figures or more to obtain and in a small traditional build like this would be disproportionate, however some lenders and solicitors are out of touch from reality in the current climate.